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Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 17.6%, MDD -21.6%).

Data 2017-10-09 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,214 (8.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 17.1%, drawdown -92.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 17.6%, MDD -21.6%, Sharpe 0.77, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 28.8%, MDD -83.6%, exposure 84%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 0.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 70.5%p (CAGR 17.6%, MDD -21.6%, exposure 4%).

The alternative must retain 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR, improve drawdown by at least 20% and 5 percentage points, and stay below 95% exposure; the ranking weights return retention 60% and drawdown improvement 40%.

Strategy · parametersCAGRMDDSharpeCalmarTotalTradesExposure
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=15, k=3.4
17.6%-21.6%0.770.814.2x84%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=18, atrPeriod=28, mult=3.2
19.1%-31.1%0.750.624.7x169%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=4, exitN=45
28.8%-83.6%0.700.349.3x4184%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=4.8
21.2%-54.4%0.620.395.4x2355%
MACD
fast=9, slow=32, signal=19
18.5%-75.6%0.570.244.5x14247%
ROC 모멘텀
n=79, threshold=-0.01
14.9%-57.5%0.520.263.4x8153%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=53
14.3%-81.3%0.500.183.2x3949%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=26
11.4%-33.2%0.500.342.6x810%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.16
14.1%-78.6%0.500.183.2x23348%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=121
13.0%-72.7%0.490.182.9x4352%
Buy and hold17.1%-92.1%0.570.194.0x1100%
1x 10x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -46% -69% -92% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -21.6% (2022-07-21 → 2022-07-25), recovered after 13 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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